Knight of the Burning Pestle: Comedy Way Ahead of Its Time
Francis Beaumont is exactly the sort of obscure playwright of Elizabethan England whom Head Trick Theatre seeks to revive. Who knew the 1600s were such a rich supply of drama […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Self Help Gets Audiences Laughing
There’s a lot to savor in Rhode Island theater over the next several weeks, as most companies are opening their seasons with an array of thought-provoking dramas, twisted comedies, reimagined […]
Alt-Health: Healthy at Every Size?
Healthy at Every Size is a movement with a message that is changing the way we see ourselves: Women don’t have to have to starve themselves to squeeze into the […]
Meet Bombshell Betty!
What’s your day job? I work as a professional singer and own Bombshell Betty Productions. I love singing vintage music from the ’30s – ’60s and keeping the nostalgia current. […]
Top 5 Fun Things To Do: September 13 – 19
FRI 15 – SUN 17 Fall Taste of Block Island: This restaurant-week style event provides a sampler of all the finest food the island has to offer for the season. […]
The Roots Report: An Interview with Matthew Sweet
Okee dokee folks… Matthew Sweet is hitting the Narrows Center For The Arts in Fall River on Tuesday, September 19 (www.NarrowsCenter.org) and I had a chance to talk with him and review […]
Galileo at Burbage: A Masterful Portrayal
A familiar touchstone of the modern age is that the Roman Catholic Church and its Inquisition threatened Galileo with torture for the heresy of asserting that the earth orbits the […]
Mesh Networking: In Disaster Situations, Real Apps Can Do What Zello Cannot Do
Virally widespread misinformation claims that Zello is an app that can be installed on smart phones and tablets as backup in case the cellular network goes down in a natural […]
Album of the Week: Oh Sees – Orc
Prolific artists often go underappreciated in the music industry. It’s strange to see bands that only have a handful of albums be celebrated more than acts who have released over […]